{"id":42738,"date":"2026-01-02T23:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=42738"},"modified":"2026-01-02T23:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:00:33","slug":"bougali-mourns-loss-of-historian-and-mujahid-mohammed-harbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=42738","title":{"rendered":"Bougali Mourns Loss of Historian and Mujahid Mohammed Harbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, January 2, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Brahim Bougali, President of the National People&#8217;s Assembly, has expressed his condolences following the death of prominent historian and Mujahid, Mohammed Harbi, who passed away at the age of 93.<\/p>\n<p>In a message posted on his official social media account on Friday, Bougali paid tribute to Harbi&#8217;s significant contributions to Algerian history and intellectual thought. He described the deceased as a pillar of Algerian historical and intellectual heritage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I extend my sincerest condolences to the family of the late historian and Mujahid, Mohammed Harbi, a leading figure in Algeria&#8217;s history and intellectual landscape, who dedicated his life to struggle, research, and enriching the national memory,&#8221; Bougali wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Harbi was a key figure in the Algerian War of Independence and a prolific writer on Algerian history and politics. His work often explored themes of nationalism, identity, and the challenges of post-colonial development. His contributions have been pivotal in shaping the understanding of Algeria&#8217;s past and present.<\/p>\n<p>Bougali concluded his message by saying, &#8220;We ask God Almighty to grant him his mercy and inspire his family with patience and solace. Verily, we belong to God, and to Him we shall return.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The passing of Mohammed Harbi marks the loss of a significant voice in Algerian intellectual life. His legacy of scholarship and commitment to national memory will continue to inspire future generations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, January 2, 2026 &#8211; Brahim Bougali, President of the National People&#8217;s Assembly, has expressed his condolences following the death of prominent historian and Mujahid, Mohammed Harbi, who passed away at the age of 93.In a message posted on his official social media a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42740,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42738\/revisions\/42740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}